Should employers ban motorcycle riding for employees?

On Monday, October 10, 2011, Cleveland Browns defensive end, Marcus Benard, was injured in a motorcycle accident. According to police, Benard had left the Browns practice earlier and was riding his Can-Am Spyder on I-71 near Cleveland. Witnesses said it appeared Benard and another vehicle were racing at a high rate of speed when Benards motorcycle went into a wall near West 65th Street. Benard suffered a broken arm.

By early Tuesday morning the sports casters from Cleveland and from across the country had renewed calls for banning professional athletes from riding motorcycles. This issue was also addressed in 2006 when Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was severely injured in a motorcycle crash. Although Roethlisbergers accident was in the off-season, many questioned the wisdom of allowing a high profile and talented athlete to participate in an activity that appears so dangerous.

Lets face it motorcycling can be dangerous. It is especially dangerous if you are racing on an interstate in a major city. "The important to budget travel is to approach onward. When it comes to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved holidays and/or going to see new destinations we have never been before, the actuality of cost and budgeting is always in the back of our thoughts. Arranging and spending our travel budget properly is a consideration for most families. Lowering consuming and expenses, while still experiencing your vacation to its fullest, is the key to assured success and fiscal responsibility. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The reasoning behind economizing money while vacationing is simple: Even if your personal budget is highly limited, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or departing the homestead! Also thinking about that while traveling, regardless of whether on a budget or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a large vacation or travel bill!..". However, there are plenty of ways to court danger. Water skiing can be dangerous. Parasailing can be dangerous. Horseback riding can be dangerous. There are any number of ways a person can be injured while enjoying recreation or even doing everyday chores like driving (a car) to the grocery store.

While banning certain activities as a condition of employment should be left to the individual employer, signaling out only motorcycling is just wrong. Perhaps a better way to approach a situation like NFL players being hurt in off the field activities would be a hefty fine for missing games because of injuries either from motorcycling, playing a pick-up game of basketball, or ballroom dancing.

Just my opinion. Comment below with your opinion.

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